Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher

The Dresden Files
Storm Front

Fool Moon, the second installment in The Dresden Files, finds Harry Dresden, professional wizard and chauvinistic pig, fighting werewolves. But not werewolves in the typical sense, you see, because in this world, there are a myriad of ways to become a werewolf, including buckling yourself into a werewolf suit with a belt.

This book is, honestly, terrible. 

The lore is unnecessarily complicated. 

Harry constantly analyzes women based on their physical appearance, but assesses men on what threats they pose.

There's constant action and so many moving pieces it's hard to keep track of who is where.

There's not enough about Harry's use of actual magic, which could be interesting.

Harry is as superficial as he was in the first book. I want some character development by the second book.  Butcher is keeping us in suspense about Harry's past, but UGH it's just not enough to excuse a flat main character whose main goal in life appears to be examining the shape of every woman's body he sees.

The plot with the police officer that he works with is exactly the same in this book as the last - he hides something from her to "protect her" (argh) from the dark side of magic and she resents him, arrests him, and then he somehow breaks the handcuffs and saves the day.  Same plot. Different bad guys.

I'll keep reading because I've been assured things get better, but I'm on hyper alert!